The Daytona 500 signifies the start of the racing season. It is always an exciting time of year for the racing community. To celebrate, Lehigh Valley Grand Prix started the LVGP500 4 years ago. This exciting race is a 500 lap endurance race the morning of the Daytona 500. After the race, participants and spectators gather at the facilities bar for a Viewing Party of the NASCAR race.

The 4th Annual LVGP500 proved to be another great time and another great race! 10 teams competed this year and the field was extremely competitive. The field was separated into a Pro Class & Amateur Class for a fun competitive race for all abilities.

It was another great round of adult leagues at Lehigh Valley Grand Prix. The facility hosted 2 classes for the latest league with a total of 18 drivers. The points standings came down to the final race in both classes and it proved to be an exciting final week. The team at LVGP would like to congratulate Kyle Lick and Taylor Handwerk for winning their classes and all the drivers who participated.

One of the greatest feelings in the world is helping those in need. This holiday season Lehigh Valley Grand Prix ran a special promotion for customers who donated non-perishable food items from Oct 1st through Nov 17th. The fundraising finished off with Lehigh Valley Grand Prix’s 1st Annual Turkey Bowl, a 3hr endurance karting race.

Customers of the track and participants from the Turkey Bowl helped the track raise 268 items which was just over 330lbs of donations for the 2nd Harvest Food Bank.

The team at Lehigh Valley Grand Prix would like to Thank All of the customers who participated this year and we hope to grow the donations next year!!!

Second Harvest Food Bank began its mission to end hunger in October of 1982 as the Lehigh Valley Food Bank, a program of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, Inc. (CACLV). The Food Bank did not have a permanent location at the beginning. Initially, distributions were made from the back of a rented truck and then Bethlehem Steel Corporation donated warehouse space that was used for nearly four years. In 1986, thanks to the generosity of the local community, we were able to purchase a 7,600 square foot warehouse at 1138 North Godfrey Street in Allentown. The Food Bank remained there for seven years before moving to a new warehouse more than twice the size of the old one. That building, located at 2045 Harvest Way in Allentown, is where the Food Bank currently operates.

Shortly after moving to the current warehouse location, the Lehigh Valley Food Bank changed its name to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania. This change was made as a result of the Food Bank’s partnership with Feeding America (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest) the nation’s largest hunger relief organization. The new name also better reflected the Food Bank’s growing service area which now encompasses Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, and Wayne counties.

Today, the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania provides food and grocery product to more than 69,000 individuals each month through a network of more than 200 member agencies. These agencies include emergency pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and child care, rehabilitation and senior citizen centers. The Food Bank also provides educational materials to member agencies and the community about local hunger, nutrition, and food accessibility issues and advocates for improvements in and greater accessibility to programs which affect low-income people.

Congratulations to Kyle Lick on winning the Fall League at Lehigh Valley Grand Prix!! The league series was extremely competitive and it was fun to see old and new faces collide for the latest series. One of the most exciting aspects of leagues is witnessing new participants significantly improving their lap times and position racing skills from week 1 to week 4. Whether you finished at the top of the board or the bottom it is all about getting out of the real world and onto the track for some fun!! We hope that the team at LVGP provided a great experience for all!!

The league format was again tweaked this fall to keep the participants on their toes and to provide new energy each night. The first 2 weeks consisted of 3 features that were each 20 minutes in length. Drivers chose their karts and position based on how they qualified.

Week 3 provided 2 features of 50 laps each. Week 4 was 2 features of 30 laps followed up by a 20 min race. In week 3 & 4 drivers selected their karts through a poker chip random draw. Halfway through each feature a chip was then selected to determine how to invert the field. If you brain is spinning don’t worry…..it may be a lot to absorb but bottom line shaking it up always makes for a fun time!!

It was another great Iron Man Series this past Summer. The Series consists of 3 Races that are 1.5 hrs in length. A standard race at Lehigh Valley Grand Prix is an 8 minute session. Multiply that by 11.25 and imagine how your hands, arms, legs and mind feel!! These races truly defined as Iron Man races are a test of toughness mentally and physically.

LVGP would like to Thank All of the Participants and we look forward to seeing you at our next competition! A special shout out to our new friends from Maryland, Bryce & Mike!

The final week was a 4 race format which provided the league driver’s with a greater opportunity to gain or loss ground. It was a extremely close race to the finish. Here is a list of all of our driver’s and the final results from the Winter League.

When it comes to karting competitions, the true champion is the individual that can display the greatest endurance while keeping fast laps times. The LVGP Summer Iron Man Series is a great test to that skill. An hour and half race was held in each of the 3 Summer months. The overall champion would be crowned based upon overall points over the 3 Races.

The tough aspect of racing is that you can never predict what can happen during a race. In the final race of the series Jason Frankenfield aka Bone had kart issues in the beginning of the race with a broken throttle cable. This enabled Ben Lindsay and Jonathan Updegrove to have a 2 man race. The two drivers raced nose to tail for the final 25 minutes of the race finishing with a difference of .205!!! Bone finished 3rd but had won the previous 2 races to claim the overall victory!

It was an excited Series this Summer as we got to see a lot of new faces get into the competition program. All of the drivers showed great class and sportsmanship.